State of Tennessee v. Michael Rimmer - Concurring

Case Number
W2017-00504-SC-DDT-DD

 I concur in the Court’s opinion except for the analysis of the proportionality review. In 1997, this Court narrowed the scope of the proportionality review required by Tennessee Code Annotated section 39 13 206(c)(1)(D) (2018 & Supp. 2020) by limiting consideration to only those cases in which the State sought the death penalty. State v. Bland, 958 S.W.2d 651, 666 (Tenn. 1997). A majority of this Court reaffirmed this truncated approach in State v. Pruitt, 415 S.W.3d 180, 217 (Tenn. 2013). 

Authoring Judge
Justice Sharon G. Lee
Originating Judge
Judge Chris Craft
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Michael Rimmer - Concurring
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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